Clear Blue Sky -- a roadrally with a Flying theme

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07-03-2010, 08:42 PM
sccarally

Clear Blue Sky -- a roadrally with a Flying theme

Lots of people who like cars also like airplanes. If you are one of those, don't miss our next event, the Clear Blue Sky roadrally. The run starts at Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, where a number of interesting planes are on view. Then, leaving the Addison Airport area, we will travel the byroads of North Texas passing a number of airfields, large and small. You will have some questions to answer along the way. We will end at the Vintage Flying Museum at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth. Here you and your car will be photographed in front of a WWII B-17 bomber, on the tarmac. You will have plenty of time to see the other planes and attractions at the museum.

After a break for scoring and visiting the museum, trophies will be awarded.

Registration opens: 9 am on Saturday, July 31
Mandatory novice safety briefing at 9:45am, with a rally school immediately following. The first Car will leave the start at 10:31am

The rally flyer has been posted at www.texasscca.org/rally.html . It has more information.

Join us!
07-07-2010, 10:28 AM
sccarally

Registration is now open for the Clear Blue Sky Rally, at

tinyurl.com/CBS10msr
07-07-2010, 10:44 AM
jeepinbanditrider

That tinyurl didn't work. Is the flyer going to be posted soon?
07-07-2010, 03:51 PM
Jiggerachi

Im down for this one. Any excuse to go to go back out to Cavanaugh and other flight museums.

What is the price for registration and is it per car or per person in the car? Is there a cap on registrants or is it open registration?
07-10-2010, 09:04 PM
sccarally

Reply to Jigger and Jeep:
The tinyurl is case sensitive: CBS10msr must be entered just like that.
The price is $30 per car. There must be two people (old enough to read) in the car.
There is no cap on registration, but that has never been a problem. We can handle 60, but we usually get 20-30.
07-12-2010, 12:23 PM
Jiggerachi

Ahhh, dangit. What time is this thing going to be over?? I just found out we're doing a our fiscal year end audit at work that day and I have to be here to talk the auditors through our system. I have to be in Coppell at noon...I suppose i'm SOL huh?

I'd let someone borrow my car just to get a photo under the B17...
07-12-2010, 08:50 PM
sccarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggerachi

Ahhh, dangit. What time is this thing going to be over?? I just found out we're doing a our fiscal year end audit at work that day and I have to be here to talk the auditors through our system. I have to be in Coppell at noon...I suppose i'm SOL huh? I'd let someone borrow my car just to get a photo under the B17...

Yes, I'm afraid this will take most of the day. If you can make it to Meachum by 5:30 or so, we might be able to get your picture taken. You will have to agree to enter one of our future rallies! ;-)
I'll have a better handle on the time in 10 days or so.
07-17-2010, 08:22 PM
SimonRL

I'm signed up for this event. I was able to sign up through the tinyurl after some trial and error. I'm really looking forward to this. The rallies are always a blast, but throwing in the aircraft is a real bonus. Getting a pic of your car with the B-17 at Meachum is an awesome opportunity. We need to get a load of Miatas out to this.
07-17-2010, 09:58 PM
jeepinbanditrider

Signed up :)
07-18-2010, 02:20 PM
sccarally

[DFW] Clear Blue Sky Rally prizes!

The Producer/Director of Multimedia Video for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is an entrant in the Clear Blue Sky Rally. He has kindly offered to bring some videos of the Thunderbirds, the F-35, and the F-22 for us to give away to some lucky entrants.

There is still plenty of time to sign up at www.tinyurl.com/CBS10msr !
07-19-2010, 07:55 PM
duffman692002

I plan on attending, dunno if I'll be running in the MSM or the RX7 turbo vert. Lookin' forward to seeing you guys there.
07-19-2010, 09:42 PM
POS Racing

I need newbie road-rally advice I'm thinking about attending this event with my 14 year old daughter as the navigator.

Back in the day I ran a lot of Rally's with the Red River Triumph Club with my dad and that is were I learned most of the profanity I still use to this very day...... How critical is the position of navigator in an SCCA Rally??
07-19-2010, 09:53 PM
jeepinbanditrider

This is also my first time, so I've gotta get there in time for the newbie class. My navigator (my girlfriend) is also new to this so it'll be a learning experience. :)

As stated above any pointers for the newbs.
07-20-2010, 08:57 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

I need newbie road-rally advice I'm thinking about attending this event with my 14 year old daughter as the navigator.

Back in the day I ran a lot of Rally's with the Red River Triumph Club with my dad and that is were I learned most of the profanity I still use to this very day...... How critical is the position of navigator in an SCCA Rally??

Another question is there a minimum age for participants of an SCCA Rally?
07-21-2010, 08:41 AM
jeepinbanditrider

Is this something we will be running numbers on our doors for?? Or can we run the cars "slick"?
07-22-2010, 12:39 PM
sccarally

Welcome newbies!

Reply to the last four posts:
We require at least two people in the car. There is no minimum age, but the navigator must be able to read. There are too many distractions for the driver, if he doesn't have help. Some kids really take to the navigator task and do quite well. To score well, you must work as a team, both staying on course, and looking for clues. It is important to come to the rally school that will be given at the start; it will be about 9:45, so get there early enough to get your registration out of the way before the school starts. We open at 9:00am. Be sure to preregister at www.tinyurl.com/CBS10msr ; people who preregister get sent the "General Instructions" early to study. Bring a clipboard, a pencil, and a bottle of water. No, we don't run with numbers on the cars. That tends to attract attention which we don't really want during the event. Like any sport, you need to do it a few times before you get really good at it. But we do have a "First Timer" class, so some newbie is going to take home a trophy.
sccarally
07-22-2010, 03:07 PM
jeepinbanditrider

I preregistered a few days ago. Are the general instructions sent out early or did I miss them or something?? Any rules on electronic devices in the cars?
07-23-2010, 09:53 AM
Jiggerachi

The auditors just canceled at work, so im free once again that weekend, wohoo! I'll be there. Man now I gotta wax my car this weekend...
07-23-2010, 06:51 PM
sccarally

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

I preregistered a few days ago. Are the general instructions sent out early or did I miss them or something?? Any rules on electronic devices in the cars?

No, we won't send them until early next week. But we will email them out to anyone who registers up until Thursday night.
No rules against GPS units or the such. But some roads on GPS don't look like the actual roads, and we know where they are!
07-26-2010, 08:14 AM
Jiggerachi

Stupid question:

Are the admissions to Cavanaugh and Meacham covered in the registration fee or are they extra?
07-28-2010, 07:09 PM
POS Racing

Looks like the kid and I are all signed up and registered! ::Banana::

Minor waiver filled out and Notarized.

Quote:

Thanks for registering for the Clear Blue Sky Rally. See you Saturday, July 31th, at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison at 9am.
07-28-2010, 10:19 PM
jeepinbanditrider

I got the e-mail with instructions.........I'm still pretty lost lol. I hope that the beginners class at 945 will help me out otherwise I'm gonna be lost.

On a related note got the AC working in the Miata so looks like we are going to be rolling in that :) Just need to tweak the idle a bit more.
07-29-2010, 08:17 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

I got the e-mail with instructions.........I'm still pretty lost lol. I hope that the beginners class at 945 will help me out otherwise I'm gonna be lost.

I didn't get a copy yet.... :(
07-29-2010, 10:29 AM
jeepinbanditrider

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

I didn't get a copy yet.... :(

PM me your e-mail address and I'll forward it to you.
07-29-2010, 10:34 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

PM me your e-mail address and I'll forward it to you.

PM sent!

Thank you sir!
07-31-2010, 07:30 PM
POS Racing

Fun day!

Really glad we put the hardtop on the car it was a bit toasty today!

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ar4NWGG0rGY/TF...0/IMAG0060.jpg
07-31-2010, 08:02 PM
jeepinbanditrider

Yes it was...............I thought my AC system was losing refrigerant..........yeah I got home and hooked the gauges up and it was reading about 20psi too high on the low pressure side. High side was running high too. So looks like over servicing was my problem :(

Can't wait to get my pic of my car infront of that B-17 :)
07-31-2010, 08:45 PM
Jiggerachi

You guys suck...

I was shoulder deep into my Honda all day, only to get called into work after all, still here ::Rant::
08-01-2010, 08:11 AM
jeepinbanditrider

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08-01-2010, 10:29 PM
POS Racing

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Nice folks with SCCA Rally posted pictures -> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...9&l=b5c4805260
08-02-2010, 05:28 AM
jeepinbanditrider

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08-02-2010, 06:33 AM
jrj512

Looks like it was fun. We'll have to try that sometime.
08-02-2010, 07:48 AM
Rogue

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggerachi

only to get called into work after all, still here ::Rant::

I passed by there and saw your car, I was wondering if it was broken.
08-02-2010, 09:27 AM
jrj512

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Originally Posted by Rogue

I passed by there and saw your car, I was wondering if it was broken.

Stalker.
08-02-2010, 11:03 AM
POS Racing

Results are posted -> ::Flag::
08-02-2010, 01:05 PM
SixAce

Ok, not knowing rally scoring I have no clue. POS, was your class novice (1T)? I'd like to give it a go sometime, but I have 2 questions if you don't mind...

1.) Was it fun?
2.) Would you do it again?
08-02-2010, 01:31 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by SixAce

Ok, not knowing rally scoring I have no clue. POS, was your class novice (1T)? I'd like to give it a go sometime, but I have 2 questions if you don't mind...

1.) Was it fun?
2.) Would you do it again?

Yea I'm not clear on the scoring either. I think we were a "1st timer" class.

I really enjoyed spending time with the Kid and we did a pretty good job as a team there was no yelling but a lot of laughing. I screwed up in one part by not listening to my navigator and I'm sure she will remind me of that fact for quite some time. ;-) All in all we really worked well as a team and considering we had no clue what we were doing we are thrilled with the result!

We are going to try and make the September Event so I guess the answer is "yes" we would do it again.
08-02-2010, 01:39 PM
jeepinbanditrider

It's different and yes I would do it again. It was fun in the sense I got to do something new with my car. Towards the end it I was getting a little tired but over all it was fun. Got to see roads I've never thought to go on around here.

"1T" class is first timer class. Then you have Novice and it goes up from there. I forgot them but it's a pretty simple classing system.
08-02-2010, 01:46 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

Towards the end it I was getting a little tired but over all it was fun. Got to see roads I've never thought to go on around here.

+1 There were some long runs in that last section!
08-02-2010, 03:00 PM
jeepinbanditrider

The next rally is in the neck of the woods I grew up in. :D PK lake area is pretty good area. Farm Road 4 is great :)

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